Remi Garde is in charge of the Villans at the moment, but many will question whether he would stay on if the club fail to avoid relegation to the Championship at the end of the season.

Yorke admitted that he would be interested in the Villa managerial job if the chance presented itself.

“I would be lying to you guys if I said I wasn’t interested in the job,” the former Sunderland man told talkSPORT. “I respect the manager in the position at this point in time but in terms of passion – yes.”

“I do love the club, I understand the club and with my experience and a team I can put together to try and bring Aston Villa back [to the Premier League],” added Yorke. “It’s something that I am passionate about.”

Subhankar Mondal

A football journalist based in Wakefield, Subhankar Mondal has previously worked for Goal.com International and Skysports.com, and has had his sports articles published in The Guardian and The Observer. He has also been on the BBC in the past and his name once found its way to the pages of the World Soccer magazine. He was recently cited in a major Louis van Gaal biography.